A history of plants in fifty fossils / Paul Kenrick.
Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2020]Description: 160 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 1588346714
- 9781588346711
- QK980 .K43 2020
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves | QE905 .K46 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800182800 |
Includes bibliographical references (page 159) and index.
Origins -- Seeds, roots and leaves -- The rise and march of forests -- Friends and foes -- Ancient plants -- Climate and diversity -- Flowers -- Plants and us.
"An illustrated history of plants presented through the stories of 50 key fossil discoveries"--
Kenrick provides a lively, fully illustrated story of plant life on Earth as revealed through some of the most significant fossil discoveries ever made. Beginning with the origins of plant life in the sea, where photosynthesis first evolved in bacteria, he traces the evolution of land plants, ferns, conifers and their relatives, and flowering plants. Each fossil is depicted with full-color photography alongside narrative explaining its significance and revealing the story behind its discovery. -- adapted from Amazon information